Best stock brokers & investing apps in the United States

Ranked by Coinish Score: half the Editor Rating for the entity that serves residents of the United States, half Market Signal. Brokers without enough verified data for a rating are placed by Market Signal and labelled; brokers with neither are listed last. How we rate

Stocks in the United States at a glance

9 stock brokers & investing apps with a verified licence serve residents of the United States: 9 hold a local licence (SEC / FINRA).
Top pick by Coinish Score: Robinhood (80/100, Editor Rating 4.0/5).
$0 commission on US stocks: Robinhood, moomoo, Webull and SoFi Invest and 3 more.
No minimum deposit: Robinhood, moomoo, Webull and Interactive Brokers and 2 more.

Stocks in the United States

Local licence required

Stock brokers serving US residents must be SEC-registered broker-dealers (and FINRA members).

Regulator sources (1)

“Section 15(a)(1) of the Act generally makes it unlawful for any broker or dealer to use the mails”
sec.gov · Oct 5, 2026

The value of investments can go down as well as up, and you may get back less than you invest. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results.

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Robinhood
Robinhood Financial LLC · SEC / FINRA (Tier 1)
Locally licensed
US stock fee
$0
Instruments
–
Min. deposit
$0
80
Coinish Score
4.0/5 rating80 signal
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2
moomoo
Moomoo Financial Inc. · SEC / FINRA (Tier 1)
Locally licensed
US stock fee
$0
Instruments
–
Min. deposit
$0
78
Coinish Score
3.9/5 rating79 signal
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3
Webull
Webull Financial LLC · SEC / FINRA (Tier 1)
Locally licensed
US stock fee
$0
Instruments
–
Min. deposit
$0
75
Coinish Score
4.5/5 rating58 signal
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4
eToro
eToro USA Securities Inc. · SEC / FINRA (Tier 1)
Locally licensed
US stock fee
$2
Instruments
10,000+
Min. deposit
$50
73
Coinish Score
3.8/5 rating71 signal
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5
SoFi Invest
SoFi Securities LLC · SEC / FINRA (Tier 1)
Locally licensed
US stock fee
$0
Instruments
–
Min. deposit
$5
73
Coinish Score
3.6/5 rating74 signal
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6
Interactive Brokers
Interactive Brokers LLC · SEC / FINRA (Tier 1)
Locally licensed
US stock fee
$1
Instruments
–
Min. deposit
$0
71
Coinish Score
4.0/5 rating61 signal
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7
Public
Open to the Public Investing, Inc. (Public Investing) · SEC / FINRA (Tier 1)
Locally licensed
US stock fee
$0
Instruments
9,000+
Min. deposit
–
68
Coinish Score
3.6/5 rating64 signal
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8
TradeStation
TradeStation Securities, Inc. · SEC / FINRA (Tier 1)
Locally licensed
US stock fee
$0
Instruments
–
Min. deposit
$0
60
Coinish Score
4.0/5 rating41 signal
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9
Firstrade
Firstrade Securities Inc. · SEC / FINRA (Tier 1)
Locally licensed
US stock fee
$0
Instruments
11,000+
Min. deposit
$0
59
Coinish Score
3.8/5 rating42 signal
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